Health Systems
Why Global Health Security: GHC’s Global Health Security Roundtable Relaunches
This post was written by Danielle Heiberg, Senior Advocacy Manager at Global Health Council. We live in a highly interconnected world in which goods and people cross borders daily. We also live in a world in which infectious diseases know no borders, and in which they spread at a much faster rate than ever before. We saw…
Read MoreCDC Protects People from Disease Threats and Outbreaks in the U.S. and Around the World
This blog post was written by Carmen Villar, MPH, Deputy Director for Strategy, Policy and Communication, at the the Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [supsystic-gallery id=4 position=center] Opinion polls show that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the federal government’s most admired and trusted agencies. Since its founding in…
Read MoreHealth For All: What’s Next for a Movement Hitting its Stride?
This blog was written by Michael Myers, Managing Director, The Rockefeller Foundation and originally appeared on the organization’s website. If the events of 2016 have taught us anything, it’s that we cannot know for sure what tomorrow will bring. But change has a way of illuminating those things about which we are certain. As a new year…
Read MoreOh crap, challenges to universal sanitation by 2030
By Bonnie Leko-Shapiro, Consultant, Global Health Council World Toilet Day is tomorrow November 19. In the intersection of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) and global health, this is a significant opportunity to highlight the critical need for better sanitation around the world. A new report, Overflowing Cities, The State of the World’s Toilets 2016, from…
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GHC WHA Statement on Agenda Item 16.4 – Addressing the global shortages of medicines, and the safety and accessibility of children’s medication
GHC, in collaboration with AAP, EGPAF, and PATH, would like to address agenda item 16.4. We share WHO Secretariat’s concerns about shortages of essential medicines for children. Children have distinct pharmacotherapy needs related to drug administration, medicine-related toxicity, and taste preferences, and require medicine formulas that are tailored to their ages, sizes, physiologic conditions, and…
Read MoreAccountability for RMNCAH in India: The Critical Role of Civil Society
This blog was cross-posted from Mental Health Task Force, and written by Poonam Muttreja, Executive Director, Population Foundation of India, and Nejla Liias, President and Founder, Global Health Visions With the 2015 launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescents’ Health, and the Global Financing Facility (GFF), the world is poised…
Read MoreWHO says “no thanks” to the private sector
This blog was written by Matthew Robinson and cross-posted from the GHTC Coalition Blog There’s an old adage about political negotiating: “You need to be in the room when things are happening if you want to have an impact.” At its recent meeting, the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board (EB) discussed precisely who would be…
Read MoreHEART – Health and Education through the Arts
GHC Member Spotlight on Save the Children Save the Children’s visionary education program, HEART, is based on extensive child development research proving that artistic expression has powerful therapeutic and educational value, especially for children in need. Specifically designed for young children ages 3-14, HEART targets those trapped in the cycle of extreme poverty and limited opportunity, whose lives…
Read MoreLife without health insurance – why we need to protect the most vulnerable
By Dr. Christine Sow, President and Executive Director, Global Health Council. Original source: The Guardian. Achieving universal health coverage in developing countries has been a dream for years. Dr. Christine Sow explores where progress is happening. What would you do if your child fell ill, your father developed diabetes and required expensive drugs and dialysis,…
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